An Alabama gun convict just lost a double jeopardy case that’s received more attention for its potential effect on Trump pardons and the Mueller probe.
The justices ruled against Terance Gamble, who claimed his prosecution for gun offenses on both the state and federal level violated the Double Jeopardy Clause.
Such double prosecutions have been condoned for years under the longstanding “separate sovereigns” exception, which the Supreme Court declined to overturn today, over dissents from Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Neil Gorsuch.
The prospect of not being able to bring such double prosecutions had caused some to worry that a ...
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